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Departed: Saturday 20th October at 21:30 and returned at 20:00 on Monday 22nd October 2007.
Sea conditions: A northerly wind chop at first rising 2.0 to 3.0m by Sunday morning. The northerly seas continued throughout the day easing overnight. A late southerly change on Monday flattened the sea completely for the trip back to port.
Swell: to 1.0 m NE inshore but to 3.0 to 4.0m N offshore.
Weather: Warm with clear skies for the entire trip.
Barometric pressure: 1014 HPa steady.
Wind: NNW 15 to 20 knots at first increasing to 28 to 30 knots by mid morning on Sunday. The wind eased overnight and through Monday morning settling to 18 knots NNW. A southerly change with winds at 20 to 25 knots came through in the late afternoon.
Sea surface temperature: 18.0 to 21.8°C.
Primary chumming locations: S 35° 24’ – E 151° 58’ and S 35° 18’ – E 150° 58’ to S 35° 28’ – E 150° 45’.
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Once clear of the harbour we set a course E/NE and motored 10-12 knots all night. The sea conditions running to 3- 3.5meters and a strong wind coming in from the SW at approximately 25 to 30 knots. The MV Banks handled the conditions well and our plan was to drift south during daylight hours to give maximum exposure to the birds under varying conditions.
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